Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.22.34
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesTrees Give in Many Ways
“These trees fulfill one’s desires with their leaves, flowers and fruits, their shade, roots, bark and wood, and also with their fragrance, sap, ashes, pulp and shoots.”
What the purport teaches
- Trees fulfill desires through their leaves, flowers and fruits.
- They also provide shade, roots, bark and wood.
- Their fragrance, sap, ashes, pulp and shoots offer still more ways to meet others' needs.
Try this today
Share one useful thing you already have with someone who needs it.
Ask yourself
What simple resource do I have that could be useful to someone else?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.